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Thursday, October 23

Revised Daily Routines...

Lately, I've felt that our daily routine has not been working as well for us as it could be. I am a procrastinator by nature, but it seems like fewer of the things on my list are getting done each day. I had a little time this morning to tweak things and I hope this little routine will work a little better for us! I'm hoping that it will help us with our tendency to aimlessly wander around wondering what to do next! Of course there will be days when we have to go out in the morning or will have a church service, are entertaining guests, etc. This is just a guide for our days and I try to not obsess if things don't get done when I want them to!

Daily Routine

Early Morning (before 9 am)

Rise and Shine (getting dressed, teeth, faces, hair)

Breakfast and Vitamins

Walk

Homeschooling Activities

Lunch and Dinner Prep.

Morning

Morning Prayers (We do this as a family, so we need to wait for Papa to be ready.)

Tidy Up and Laundry

Reading Time

Organizing and Daily Projects

Bible Stories and Nap

Afternoon

Lunch

Tidy Up and Laundry

Cleaning

Outside Adventure or Playtime and Tea

Gardening

Evenings

Dinner

Walk (we'll do this before dinner in the Autumn and Winter b/c it is too dark once dinner is done)

Evening Prayers

Reading Time

Bedtime Routine

Late Evenings (Once the children are asleep)

Tidy House, Garbage, and Recycling

Wash Kitchen Linens or Diapers

Bathtime for Mama

Lay Out Clothing (So that we can go on a walk in the morning without waking Papa Bear!)

6 comments:

Ugh. I hear you. I spend time each day staring at my daily rhythm and daily/weekly chore sheets on the fridge then deliberately walking away. We were doing okay today until you-kn-ow-what arrived, but stil that's only one day in five. I like your goals of things to accomplish before 9:00. I used to do something similar except my goal was to have things done by nap time, but then found myself flying off the handle and snapping at DS trying to cram everything in (not to discourage you). Now, however, I find myself drifting to the other extreme. I didn't even start laundry today until 11 AM!

thanks for sharing this. With a not-so-newborn (6 months) and a 2 year old (and a new house), my routine has become ... not-one. This is a good bit of inspiration to get back to business :-)(love the blog. thanks)-erin

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